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Analysis of approximately 12,000-year-old human remains supports the idea that modern Native Americans evolved from ancestors who migrated out of Asia.

Researchers uncover a self-recognition mechanism that prevents octopus limbs from becoming entangled, despite their powerful suction.

An SSRI commonly prescribed to treat depression could help prevent the formation of Alzheimer’s disease-associated amyloid plaques.

Researchers reveal a group of neurons in the mouse brain that mediate a male’s instincts to either eat or nurture pups.

To move cell-based therapies into the clinic, academic researchers may benefit by consulting researchers outside of academia and the biopharma industry.

Researchers are beginning to study in depth the largely uncharted territory of the eye’s microbial composition.

In an ever-changing job market, PhD scientists should be careful not to confuse their passion with their research foci, and to avoid academic tunnel vision.

Changing neural activity in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain can cause a sleeper to become aware of her dreaming state, a study shows. 

Running causes rodents to forget their fears in part because of increased hippocampal neurogenesis, a study shows.

Once considered neurotransmission-related noise, scientists now show that the spontaneous release of presynaptic vesicles is imperative for the maturation of Drosophila synapses.

For the first time, synthetic DNA base pairs are replicated within living bacteria.

Contrary to previous reports, cell lineage tracing reveals stem cells in the heart rarely contribute to new muscle.